MILK CONCENTRATION AND POSTNATAL ACCRETION OF MINERALS AND NITROGEN IN TWO PHYLLOSTOMID BATS

Many female bats give birth to a single large young that is weaned at about 90–95% adult size and about 70–80% adult postpartum mass. The need for young to become independent fliers as quickly as possible presumably drives this burdensome development. We considered whether minerals or nitrogen in mi...

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Published in:	Journal of mammalogy Vol. 84; no. 3; pp. 926 - 936
Main Authors:	Kwiecinski, Gary G., Falzone, Michelle, Studier, Eugene H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Provo, UT American Society of Mammalogists 01-08-2003 Brigham Young University, Department of Zoology Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Accretion Artibeus Artibeus jamaicensis bat Bats Biological and medical sciences Breastfeeding & lactation Calcium Chiroptera Development. Metamorphosis. Moult. Ageing FEATURE ARTICLES Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Lactation Magnesium Mammalia Milk Minerals Nitrogen Phyllostomus Phylogeny Physical growth postnatal growth Potassium Sodium Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Weaning Lactation Growth rate Biological evolution Interspecific comparison Phylogeny Nitrogen Vertebrata Mammalia Development Mineral salt Chiroptera Osteogenesis Milk
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